Heal Depression with God/Trauma, Shame, Healing BIble Verses, Holistic Healing, Mindfulness

9-Are you stressed out from everything Christmas?  We hustle and bustle at Christmas, wrapping gifts, preparing a feast, baking cookies, gathering with family. Maybe you will attend a Christmas Eve service. It is easy to forget the real reason we celebrate. Remember to pause and focus on the most important gift, Jesus our King. In today’s episode, we will celebrate the baby born to be our Savior,...

8-Does despair weigh on your mind?  Do you wish someone could restore your broken heart? You are not alone. The news is full of hurting people, crying out from grief from loss of loved ones from a recent school shooting or car accident, or they feel lonely in difficult circumstances. Today’s episode explores how the Christ Child heralded by angels came to heal us and give us hope in all seasons, t...

Are you feeling distressed and overwhelmed with sadness? Are you wondering if you will ever climb out of the pit of suffering? I understand your pain. When I was going through cancer, especially through chemotherapy treatments, I wept, curled up on my bed, wishing my suffering would end. I dragged through the day, stressed out and depressed. I didn’t understand why I had to go through all that pai...

6-Do you ever grump and complain about your circumstances? Do you ever feel like God is not hearing your prayers for provision? Do you ever compare yourself to a neighbor who seems to have a lot more than you do? I hear you, friend. It was not that long ago that I stormed out of my house in Minnesota, and stomped through the chilly winter morning, trudging over rural roads toward a cemetery. It wa...

5-Do you ever feel blah at Christmas time, not wanting to decorate, bake or celebrate? Do you ever just want to stay in bed, covering your ears from joyful Carols? I understand, because that is how I felt the year I struggled through breast cancer treatments during the holiday season. I grumped through Thanksgiving, nauseated from chemotherapy treatments. In December, I wanted to stay curled in my...

In between stuffing yourself with turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie, did you remember to give thanks to God for all His blessings and express gratitude for abundance in your life? It is easy to do at Thanksgiving, and we are reminded to give thanks. But after snarfing down the meal, when your belly is full and you watched some football or played with the grandkids, do y...

When you are deep in depression, how do you navigate through the sadness? How do you cope and have courage to rise out of bed to face the day? When I was deep in depression, feeling overwhelmed with sadness while I battled breast cancer, I had to choose to find goodness and God’s grace through the pain. In this podcast, I will explore three ways I navigated depression, using the acronym A.S.K. Com...

Have you ever had church women wound you, with cutting words and mean actions? Have you ever been so hurt, that you vow not to participate in women’s groups again? If you are anything like me, I run away, stuffing down the pain and saying everything is fine, even as I struggle with rejection and sadness. For me, the woundedness festered for eight years, after women at a Christmas party stabbed and...

Does depression keep you from getting out of bed in the morning? Do you still carry burdens from unresolved childhood trauma? Do you say everything is fine, when inside you are hurting deeply, and wish you could find a friend who understands? You have come to the right place, friend. Through Heal Depression with God Podcast, you can find hope and healing in your journey to mental wellness. I am a...

Does severe depression keep pressing you down and prevent you from getting up in the morning? Do you wish you could heal from childhood trauma? Do you wish you could draw near to God and be comforted, but feel abandoned in the storm of despair? You are not alone, friend. It was not that long ago that I was sobbing through breast cancer treatments in my mid-forties, unable to get out of bed or care...